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AT&T Inc (T.N) posted a massive quarterly loss due to a break-up fee for its failed T-Mobile USA merger and a pension-related charge on top of costly subsidies for smartphones such as Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) popular iPhone.

AT&T posted a massive quarterly loss due to a break-up fee for its failed T-Mobile USA merger and a pension-related charge on top of costly subsidies for smartphones such as Apple's popular iPhone.

Nokia reported a 73 percent fall in fourth-quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows Phones failed to dent the dominance of Apple's iPhone or to compensate for diving sales of its own old smartphones.

Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker by volume, reported a 73 percent fall in fourth quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows Phones failed to slow the rapid dominance of Apple's iPhone or to compensate for diving sales of its own old smartphones.

Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker by volume, reported better-than-expected quarterly core earnings, although they still fell 73 percent as its new Windows Phones failed to compensate for diving sales of its old smartphones.

The rumors surrounding Apple's next generation iPhone have been around for quite some time now. On top of that, a new report, based on information from a reliable source at Foxconn in China, spiced up the whole plot. The report says the iPhone 5 - or whatever Apple would like to name it - is ready for production and is likely to hit stores in the summer.

The new concept design photos have been released by Italy-based ADR Studio.

Apple's first quarter in the post-Steve Jobs era was a success.

Sources from within China's Foxconn plant say Apple's next-gen smartphone, the iPhone 5, is ready to begin production. The phone will reportedly feature a bigger 4-inch screen and a longer and thinner form factor.

Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker by volume, is expected to remain barely in the black in the fourth quarter, with its new Windows Phone models yet to compensate for diving sales of its legacy smartphones.

It's many a gamer who's lamented the fact a game came out with a new version only months after they paid $60 for their version. The seemingly never-ending cycle of updated and sequel games leads many people to just rent or borrow games from their friends. But what if Microsoft decided to build the Xbox 720 (or whatever they plan to call it) with the ability to not allow used or borrowed game play?

Google Inc, which revolutionized Internet searches with an easy-to-use website, has itself become an increasingly tricky business to grasp.

Designer Prashant Chandra has devised a radical concept Fujitsu Lifebook that combines a camera, smartphone and tablet into a sleek-looking, super-cool laptop. All the hardware combines together to form the laptop with the tablet becoming a virtual keyboard when slipped into its slot in the laptop body. The components work separately as functional devices, but also support each other when put together in this amazing device.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is one of the most anticipated smartphones since the Galaxy Nexus, which launched last year. Although Samsung is yet to make an official announcement about the phone's release date, one well-connected industry insider has spilled the beans about specs, features and other rumors.

Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) strong quarterly report with significant upside to iPhone units and solid upside to iPad would naturally be viewed as a positive for Apple supply chain companies including Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM).

Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx, which was revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, will be released through Verizon Wireless Thursday.

Ericsson, the world's biggest maker of equipment for mobile phone networks, stunned markets with a 50 percent drop in quarterly profit, adding to signs from the corporate world that economic growth may be grinding to a halt.

Sony has confirmed they will begin shipping samples of an 8 megapixel module sometime in March.

Despite missing Wall Street's expectations during the third quarter of 2011, Apple made quite unexpected and almost impossible projections for the holiday seasons. All eyes were on Tim Cook and company with questions in mind whether Apple could deliver. Well, the results are out and it is a monster blowout.

Booming demand for the latest iPhone model helped Apple beat all phones using Google's Android platform in the U.S. smartphone market in the fourth quarter, data showed on Wednesday.

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx was a big hit at the Consumer Electronics Show held this month in Las Vegas. With a high enduring battery now included, the device, already in the big league of major smartphone contenders, is all set to raise the bar even higher.